^Lot 98 1837 N-13 R2 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters, PCGS graded MS63 Brown

1837 N-13 R2 Plain Hair Cord, Medium Letters, PCGS graded MS63 BrownLustrous bluish steel brown with 10-15% of the slightly faded mint red remaining. The field at stars 4-6 has a slightly darker overtone of bluish steel than the rest of the obverse, and there is a small spot of slightly darker toning at the dentils under star 12. Satiny and very attractive with some trivial marks including some tiny nicks on the cheek and a few others near star 12. LDS, die state c. The repunching over the left foot of the N in UNITED is gone and only a trace of repunching remains over the left top of that letter. The obverse die is essentially worn out leaving the date and stars in shallow relief and the curl over the date weak. Called MS60 in the Noyes census, his photo #27487. Our grade is MS62. (The holder is scuffed.)Certificate Number: 37165.63/15107434Pedigree: Ex Texas Numismatic Association Sale, Hanks & Associates 4/20/1985:13-Wesley A. Rasmussen, Heritage Auctions 1/13/2005:3687 (as MS63)-Daniel W. Holmes, Jr., McCawley & Grellman Auctions/Goldbergs 5/30/2010:493-Chris McCawley-Terry S. Denman Collection